Golden State Foods, based in Irvine, California, is a food processor and distributor to the food service industry. The company provides one-stop shopping to over 2,900 McDonald's Restaurants. As a food processor, GSF produces frozen beef patties, cooked beef crumbles, pork sausage, sandwich sauces, salad dressings, ketchup, dipping sauces, dessert toppings and other food items. Golden State supplies over 150 products to 45 countries, and has foreign operations in Egypt, Australia and Malaysia. In 2004 the company completed a deal by Wetterau Associates, the St. Louis investment group led by GSF Chief Executive Officer Mark Wetterau, to purchase the 50.3% stake in the company formerly held by business partner, Yucaipa Companies.